We moved into this house in a rush. I was a little down about having to leave the house I thought we’d live in forever, the house I thought my ex and I would welcome grandchildren in for sleepovers and host family barbecues like those my Grandparents threw. Moving into this house didn’t leave me the …
This is our summer of lasts – Troy will be leaving for college in just a few weeks. The summer of lasts. Every once in a while it hits me, what that really means: the summer of lasts. It probably sounds dramatic. I know my kids have rolled their eyes more times than I can count as …
Stop. Time. Go Back. Sandwiches. Missing out. Rewind. Nostalgia. Excitement. Exhaustion. Sandwiches. Possibility. Future. Hope. More sandwiches. STOP. I’m pairing up with Charity again at The Wounded Dove for today’s #GoodEnoughMom linkup, and today’s topic is Back to School, which is a very difficult topic for me this year. I’ve watched the commercials and laughed over …
The boys left for Boy Scout camp this morning. They’re not allowed to use electronics on the trip, but Matt (the only one of the three with a cell phone) brought his phone in case of an emergency, and late that first night the text messages started coming through… Mom, plz pick me up. plz. I …
This is what you might see if you were to pull up to my house. Nice, huh? To you it may look like trash, but to me it is a treasure – well sort of. 😉 We live in a cute, quiet little neighborhood with a bunch of regular little houses occupied mostly by older people …
So today begins the last of what has turned into over a week’s discussions about names. I wasn’t planning on writing so much about it, but I’ve had a few people ask and I wanted to get the explanations about our names done before beginning the April A-to-Z Blogging Challenge tomorrow. So last, but certainly …
This Thanksgiving I have so much to be thankful for. Here are just a few of the many things I am including in my prayers of thanksgiving this year: 7. Food, Shelter, Transportation, Clothing – Thank you Lord for providing us with these material goods. Thank you Lord especially for clothing and the ability to …
